What keeps your heart running through the darkest days and longest journeys of life?

Hope is the fuel that keeps our hearts running through the darkest and longest journeys of life.

BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE CREATION OF HOPE

1.      God knows you…your predicaments, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses.

2.      God cares for you…He is patient.  He allows you to start again…to get up again.  He always sees the best within you!

3.      God is stronger than evil. Therefore, history, your history, is going somewhere with purpose.  The final word will not be disappointment but fulfillment...not defeat but victory…not death but life.

These sentences are punctuated into reality by the coming of Jesus, His life, His death, His resurrection, His kingdom, His invitation and His promise to bring all history to a glorious conclusion.

Is God part of your plans?

Francis of Assisi stated, “You are what you are in God’s eyes and not more.”

God sees what is in our heads.  He is aware of our ambitions and plans.  Each must ask, “Do I have His approval of my plans?”

God sees what is in our hearts.  He knows our hopes and desires. Each must ask, “Does He approve of my dreams?”

God is cognizant of our talents.  He knows what we can do.  Each must ask, “Does He applaud my efforts?”

God knows our failures and weaknesses.  He wants to help us.  Therefore, ask “Will allow Him to do so?”